Police officer to security guard

• already held check official documents skill
• already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
• already held detain offenders skill
• already held ensure law application skill
• already held ensure public safety and security skill
• already held identify security threats skill
• already held patrol areas skill
• already held practice vigilance skill
• already held restrain individuals skill
• already held control crowd skill
• already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
• already held illegal substances knowledge
• already held legal use-of-force knowledge
• already held manage major incidents skill
• already held regulate traffic skill

• optional, not held alarm systems optional
• optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
• optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
• optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
• optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
• optional, not held conduct airport security screening optional
• optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
• optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
• optional, not held ensure store security optional
• optional, not held explosives optional
• optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
• optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
• optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
• optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
• optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
• optional, not held check methods optional
• optional, not held criminal law optional
• optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
• optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
• optional, not held inspect cargo optional
• optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
• optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
• optional, not held provide door security optional
• optional, not held provide first aid optional
• optional, not held surveillance methods optional

• not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
• not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
• not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
• not needed by the target role apply first response skill
• not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
• not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
• not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
• not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
• not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
• not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
• not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
• not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
• not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
• not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
• not needed by the target role first response knowledge
• not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
• not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
• not needed by the target role instruct public skill
• not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
• not needed by the target role investigate road accidents skill
• not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
• not needed by the target role issue fines skill
• not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
• not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
• not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
• not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
• not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
• not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
• not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
• not needed by the target role present evidence skill
• not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
• not needed by the target role railway law knowledge
• not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
• not needed by the target role ride horses skill
• not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
• not needed by the target role safe horseback riding principles knowledge
• not needed by the target role train animals for professional purposes skill
• not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
• not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
• not needed by the target role write situation reports skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn security threats required
• optional, not held alarm systems optional
• optional, not held explosives optional
• optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
• optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
• optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
• optional, not held check methods optional
• optional, not held criminal law optional
• optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
• optional, not held surveillance methods optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A police officer already covers 36% of what a security guard is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 9 of which the security guard role treats as required.

11 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is check tickets at venue entry.

Its learning distance is 68.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.